The bottom line that few Americans know, given the media’s daily drumbeat of shootings and mayhem, is that violent crime in the U.S. peaked in the early 1990s with the gun homicide rate in particular about half today of what it was a little more than 20 years ago.
Among 106 nations, Taiwan leads the way in patent production per capita over the past decade, followed closely by Japan and the United States.
Economists consider employment to be a lagging economic indicator.
Local property rights restrictions are a big driver of cost of living differences between states, while the degree of urbanization—oft-used by blue-state progressives to excuse the high cost of housing in the states they run—has no statistical effect.
Generating capital gains means that money was used efficiently, benefiting not just the professional investment manager, but savers and the world.
Among the 50 states, the average commute time from 2006 to 2010 was about 23 minutes and 18 seconds.
California has the nation’s 4th-highest taxes as a share of state income, the nation’s highest marginal income tax bracket, 13.3 percent, and a generous social safety net with one-third of the nation’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families recipients.
The bottom line: it isn’t easy being green—it’s downright costly.
Justice – fair play – as well as public confidence in law enforcement, is far too important an asset to throw away on continuing cash forfeitures under federal law.
If the new “Hauler for Hire” license only required payment of $100, the burden on the working poor might not be too onerous. But, licensing itself brings additional requirements.
Being unfriendly to business isn’t good for the economy.
Texas and Utah were rated by small business owners as the best states for small business.